The Palm teams eliminated in regionals were the Benjamin boys and the Suncoast boys.

Closest calls were experienced by the All-Star Academy girls and the Olympic Heights boys. Trailing 3-2 after singles, both teams had to win both doubles to advance to state.

The performance of the All-Star Academy girls was remarkable because the 4-3 win over Pine Crest was achieved minus top players Jessica Lehnhoff and Vilmarie Castellevi.

Lehnhoff, Florida' No. 1 ranked 18-and-under-player, missed the regionals because she was playing in a tournament in California. Castellevi was out because of a wrist injury sustained earlier in the week in district play.

At full strength, the All-Star Academy girls' lineup is probably as good as any in the state in any classification. But in the state tournament the Stallions are missing Castellevi and Whitney Benik, who played No. 2 behind Castellevi in matches Lehnhoff missed. Benik is in New Jersey to take care of a family emergency.

The All-Star Academy boys are at full strength. They did not lose a match in district and regional play and have a chance of upsetting Bradenton Academy, the state's top tennis school. Bradenton Academy has won three straight Class 3A titles in both boys' and girls' competition. Class 3A has the strongest overall tennis competition in the state.

Spanish River's Erica Biro is among the favorites in the individual girls' tournament, consisting of girls who won district titles, but whose teams did not win.

Softball

Santaluces completed a 28-2 regular season with a 13-0 victory over Wellington that was stopped after five innings by the 10-run rule. It was the 17th shutout of the season for the Chiefs. Teri Morgan was credited with her 15th victory.

The most individual wins by a Palm Beach County pitcher were credited to Lindsay Testa of Palm Beach Gardens (23-4). She received the decision in 22 of the Gators' 23 victories, including a 2-0 win over Lake Worth in the season finale.